Daleville is an unincorporated community along Mississippi Highway 39 in North Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 39326.
Daleville, Mississippi | |
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 Samuel Dale Monument in Daleville, sculpted by Harry Reeks. | |
  Daleville  Daleville | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′11″N 88°40′34″W / 32.56972°N 88.67611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Lauderdale |
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39326 |
| Area code(s) | 601 & 769 |
| GNIS feature ID | 669077[1] |
The settlement is named for Samuel Dale, Lauderdale County's first representative in the Mississippi Legislature.[2]
History
editThe original US land grant for a large portion of Daleville was granted to John A. McKellar on February 27, 1841. US Land Grant Certificate 29376. This grant included Lots 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10, of Section 5, Township 8 North, Range 16 East in the District of Sands. John A. McKellar lived in Perry County, Alabama, USA at the time of the grant.
Government
editState
editThe Mississippi Senate district map divides Daleville into two sections.[3] The area north of Hickory Grove Road is in the 32nd State Senate District which seats Sampson Jackson, II (D). The balance of the community resides in the 31st State Senate District which seats Terry Burton (R).
The Mississippi House of Representatives also divides Daleville into two districts.[4] House District 42 is represented by Reecy Dickson (D). House District 81 is represented by Steven A. Horne (R).[5]
Federal
editThe city is located in Mississippi's 3rd congressional district, represented by Gregg Harper (R), who has been in office since 2009.
Infrastructure
editHighways
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Notable people
edit- Jewell Jeannette Glass, mineralogist and geosciences educator[6]
- William Glenn Terrell, former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate and justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1923 to 1964[7]
References
edit- ^ "Daleville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Lewis, Herbert J. "Jim" (July 25, 2012). "Samuel Dale". Encyclopedia of Alabama.
- ^ "Mississippi Senate Districts Map" (PDF). Mississippi Standing Joint Reapportionment Committee. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- ^ "Mississippi House of Representatives Map" (PDF). Mississippi Standing Joint Reapportionment Committee. Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- ^ "Mississippi State House of Representative Members". Retrieved June 19, 2008.
- ^ Jespersen, Anna (1967). "Memorial of Jewell Jeannette Glass". The American Mineralogist. 52 (March–April): 584–588.
- ^ "Oil portrait of Florida Supreme Court Justice Glenn Terrell". Florida Memory. State Library and Archives of Florida. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
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